Examine the Verse John 5:18This verse is cited to imply support
of the Trinitarian beliefthat the true God is the Triune God, existing as
three persons, God
the Father,
God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being.

Therefore the Jews
sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke
the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making
Himself equal with God.
(John 5:18, New King James Version)

Trinitarian Belief in
God and Jesus Christ:Trinitarians believe in the Trinity, that God is the "Triune God"
existing as
three persons―
God the Father,
God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being.
All three are
eternal
with no beginning.
Members of the Trinity are
co-equal and co-eternal,
one in
essence, nature, power, action, and will.
Trinitarians believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal second person
"God the Son",
who took on a human body and nature and became
both man and God.
Thus is Jesus is fully man
and fully God simultaneously.

Apostle's admonition, warning and
unique way of teaching:1.
No prophecy of scripture is a matter of personal
interpretation. (II Pt. 1:20, NAB)2. Do not go beyond what
is written. (I
Cor. 4:6, NIV)3.
We do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to
us by the Spirit,
using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. (1
Cor. 2:13, NLT)

Points to Consider:

1. Please consider the prior
verses 16 and 17 which says:

For
this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill
Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. But
Jesus answered them,
“My Father has been working until now, and I have been
working.” John 15:16-17) Please notice that Jesus never said anything
in the above verses 16-18, that
He is God.

2. Please note that in the above verse (John 15:18) the Jews
wrongly accused Jesus of "making Himself equal to God" just because
He said God was His Father. Now, if Trinitarians use this
verse to prove their belief that Jesus is God, then they
(Trinitarians) too wrongly declare that "Jesus is God" when in fact, Jesus
did not explicitly say a word that He is God.
3. Please note very carefully that there is no
biblical verse where Jesus explicitly claimed that He is
God. You can easily check all other Trinitarian verses that
are being used to prove that Jesus is God, like
John 1:1; John 14:25-26; John 10:30;
For the complete list of Trinitarian Verses, click
Examine the Supporting Verses
4.
How can the above verse be made to imply the Trinity
doctrine when in fact the third person of the Trinity―the
Holy Spirit, is not even mentioned in the verse;
And
the
verse did not even mention any of the Trinitarian elements
that the three persons are co-equal, co-eternal; one in
essence, action, power and will?4. Is the verse really about the
Trinity doctrine or it is about something else?

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John 5:18 in other versions of
the Bible:

Therefore the Jews
sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken
the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.
(King James Version)

For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not
only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling
God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
(New International Version)

You may use other version or translation of the Holy Bible.

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Bible Study
Suggestion:

Search the internet for the
Trinitarian explanation of the above verse.

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